TL;DR Breakdown The Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan has officially confirmed the blocking of the Coinbase website, intensifying its regulatory grip on the cryptocurrency sector. This action underlines the country’s rigorous enforcement of its new Law on Digital Assets, effective since February 2023, which demands a national license for crypto trading and exchange […]
TL;DR Breakdown Bittrex, the once-popular Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange, has received the green light to commence its Chapter 11 liquidation plan. The approval from the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware comes after a meticulous process characterized by multiple hearings, motions, and supplemental plans. However, the path to this clearance wasn’t smooth. The court […]
TL;DR Breakdown Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood has offloaded shares of Coinbase Global Inc., even as Bitcoin prices surge, touching a high of $34,878.65 recently. This significant 15.2% spike within 24 hours contrasts sharply with Ark Invest’s decision. Specifically, the firm disposed of approximately 42,613 Coinbase shares through its ARK Next Generation Internet ETF and Ark […]
TL;DR Breakdown Coinbase, a major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, is streamlining its operations by suspending 80 non-USD trading pairs. This significant step, announced on October 16, is part of an effort to enhance overall market health by consolidating liquidity. Affected trading pairs span various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Tether USDT, as well as fiat currencies like […]
TL;DR Breakdown In the wake of escalating conflict with Hamas, a collective of Israeli leaders in the Web3 and crypto domain have initiated the Crypto Aid Israel fund. This fund aims to extend humanitarian support to Israelis displaced by the ongoing strife. The fundraising drive, which commenced on October 9, is set to gather donations […]
The Fintech Festival Thailand 2023, a networking event that covers a broad spectrum of industrial topics, including banking, payments, personal finance, digital assets, Web3, blockchain, and investments, faced an interruption when the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in Bangkok raided the venue. This action by the CIB underscores Thailand’s regulatory oversight of financial entities in the fintech […]
We have commonly used to listening the term “standards” for accounting, auditing or quality assurance. The term “standard” is sometimes restricted to technologies approved by formalized committees that are open to participation by all interested parties and operate on a consensus basis. However, Open standards, either unowned or owned by a collective body are the […]
Making internet access available to every person on the planet is one of the United Nations development goals and an important objective of the Internet Society. As billions of people still lack access to the internet, setting up community networks – telecommunication infrastructure operated by citizens to meet their own needs, has become a well […]
A Proposal to Improve MANRS Global Secure Internet Routing Policy ManagementUsing Blockchain Technology Version 1.1June 6, 2020 William Favre Slater, [email protected]@gmail.comChicago, ILUnited States of America Please visit this link for the full report complete with images. http://www.billslater.com/manrs/ISOC_MANRS_Chapter%20_Initiative_Project_William_Slater_2020_0606_v01.1_.pdf TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents. 2 Executive Summary. 3 What We Learned in the ISOC MANRS Global […]
The first-ever MANRS (Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security) Fellowship Program is now accepting applications. If you are an emerging leader eager to improve the well-being of the Internet’s global routing system, apply now. The program gives highly motivated individuals the chance to work alongside MANRS ambassadors, who are industry leaders participating in the Ambassador Program. Together, […]
